(SF novel) East of Nakba (83)

 

(Japanese Version)

 

Part I. Israel bombs a nuclear plant in Iran (80)

 

Chapter 30 Virtual control (3) The second plane that disappeared in the Rub al-Khali (2/5)

 

The sandstorm continued to blow violently. The sand struck the windshield of jet. It began to pile up little by little. The "Star of David" drawn on the body was gradually buried in the sand. The pilot in the cockpit eventually disappeared into the sand.

 

A few hours later, when the sandstorm stopped, the desert regained its face as if nothing had happened. Dunes were appeared around the ruins of the jet. No one could identify the exact location of the jet anymore. This was the nature of Ar Rub al Khari which has been repeated for tens of thousands of years.

 

Beneath the dunes, bones of camels, sheep and even Bedouin that never returned alive from the desert should be buried here and there. Would Israeli planes and its pilot continue to sleep in the desert without being discovered by anyone? "Ar Rub al Khari" has been an empty quarter since ancient times.

 

(To be continued ----)

 

 

Areha Kazuya

(From an ordinary citizen in the cloud)